Day 17: John Franco, three-time Reds' All-Star

It is 100 days from Major League Baseball's Opening Day to this year's All-Star Game -- and it just so happens that there have been exactly 100 players who have represented the Reds at the Midsummer Classic. The Enquirer is counting down the days beginning April 5 to this year's game at Great American Ball Park on July 14 by profiling each of the previous Reds All-Stars.

Born: Sept. 17, 1960Position: LHPAll-Star selections: 4 (1986-87, 1989-90). ASG stats: Best known for his 14 years with the New York Mets, Franco actually enjoyed three of his four All-Star Game selections (1986, '87 and '89) during his six seasons in Cincinnati. Reds' career: Six seasons - 42-30, 2.49 ERA, 393 games (no starts), 148 saves, 528 IP, 367 Ks.Memorable Reds moment: The only season between 1986 and 1990 in which Franco wasn't an All-Star may have been the best of his career. He posted a career-best 1.57 ERA in 70 games in 1988, with a single-season best 39 saves and just three home runs allowed in 80 2/3 innings. He finished 12th in National League MVP voting that season.